Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
CIrsa Oar Regular csussps@lisasJ
WAsnrrorox, Nov. -, 1857.

The question Of The election Of oficsr
Of The House q representatives Grows Ia
interest and Importance 80 the date FOE
the assembling Of Congress du~s near.
Up TO the present there is 10 avovsd op
position to the present ifeumben's Of the
officer Of clerk. sfseant.st.afns and
postmaster. though no~ aud then whis-
per can Be heard that soms psrson vill
be bfoush, cot foe zoe OF the other Of the
these places The 6sk, Il over the door
ksepsiship. Il hes bstn claimed among
the eoups,i,o's of Col Donsls0n. the
pss.sn, dooiksspsr. thu, b. would not
have the support Of his home delegation
that Of Tennessee. In seaport OF ,his
assertion Mr.. J. T. whsshing,ou. one Of
the members from that State. has been
mentioned 80 oppDsins Col. Don.lson.
Ia letter received yesterday. VT. Wash
ing,on ~riip that ell rpOfis 10 that effect
ere false. lie states that he viii reach
wsshins,on within few day.. ard tia,
be will do ell In bic poser fo' the success
Of Col. Donslson. There is no doatt
that Donelson vill have the State delsss-
ton. end. - en- indication OF that u
thought 81 III. outcome the betting 10
nov altogether in favor Of bis election.
unls,s something so~ unexpected shall
occur to upse, preseni ealealsiioas the
officers no- holding -iIl Ill probably be
reelected.
Speaker Carlisle 10 Lsrc TO ,iAy until
after the Gre, session 81 Congrs. Hsn
hopeful Of passing tsria oil ,bi. session
and has devoted considerable energy 10
that end. We has hsd 'e,,rsl TALKS 9Th
the Pre,ldsn, since Al. suis,sl hsie.
Members are coming 10 Washington In
number, nov and many have ms,,sis TO
di,ea. 9TH him. lie has to think
sbon, the formation Of the committees OF
the House. and there are msry other
matters to occupy bis attention. - that
be ~ill have ~ much IS be can 10
against the opening u The ses'ior.
There 10 come idss the, BE- ~il BE- able
70 announce bic committees tsfo'e the
holidays. but Il 10 hardly hhsly the, he
can Th. rules have TO be adopted. snd
there IL likely TO Be . hsk, over them
thu, gill taAs up some time. Besides
hundred ne- members makes u dl'hs1ll
To hx the committees
Mr.. Carlisle vi. 9th the President
some time Wednesday. Speaking With
Jour correspondent, yesterday. he 'sid
that. Of eoape. 10 one e"a.d tell -hs'
consfsss would DO. lie ,hogsh'. ho--
ever. tia, the shsrees o. passing . '.ria
bill -,rs bs,i'r than da'ins las, Curer"
bse.gss the stis,noie. se greater nos.
When sshsd " b. iLOashi thee ~.
Disposition among the dsmoefs's TO eome
together 20 this question. hs 'sii he
,k0ogki 80 be kns- Eo,hiss Ia N. e'a'
rsy.
Oas n ID, f,ais,. u the pos'mss,sr
0snsfsr. annual irp0r'. -hieh u to-
nearly completed. -,ll be the statement
iha, the Dspsrimsn, BY The end Of neat
year ill probably be "lf.'UPPOriins
The d,tei, be. lss.snsd nearly three MIL
liohs during the past ,,sf. shd With
eoniins~d increase In the revenues. which
last yer amounted 10 sbOu, 10 pr esni
and decrease In the ,ipensss -hieh
-s sboa, ; i.2 Per cent. thsie u s'riy
prospect ,ks, the revenues ~ll sqasl The
expenditure. by the sra u neat je.r.
for III, year ,tdins jane |. 1856. the
dshei, as over sish, million. aud for
the ys.r ending June /. 1887. the es-
teii -s. Over i've mil.ios. ine.stirs. OF
sogr,s. the smouh, credited 10 'hs Unioa
Pacific railroad fo' the transportation Of
the mails. Th- ls'gs iterssss Ia the r--
venues !. ID. rssal, 10 part Of large .ddi.
lions To tie population of the country and
the activity In bn'insss Bat % 10 l.'se'
ly siinbai.bls 10 the uss u the mails IN
carrying msieh.hdis-. ~hies, o-irg 10
rsesh, regulation. u tie Department. he's
become very PoPulsr. l.